F.E.A.R, First Encounter Assault Recon is a first-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by Vivendi. Timegate Studios has released two expansion packs, F.E.A.R Extraction Point in October 2006, and F.E.A.R Perseus Mandate which is a standalone expansion in November 2007. F.E.A.R simulates combat from a first-person perspective. The protagonist's body is fully present, allowing the player to see his or her character's torso and feet while looking down. Within scripted sequences, when rising from a lying position or fast-roping from a helicopter for example, or climbing ladders, the hands and legs of the protagonist can be seen performing the relevant actions. A prominent gameplay element is "reflex time," which slows down the game world while allowing the player to aim and react at normal speeds. This effect is used to simulate the character's superhuman reflexes. Reflex time is represented by stylized visual effects, such as bullets in flight that cause air distortion or interact with the game's particle effects.

Around the game

Game presentation

Story

The game's story revolves around a supernatural phenomenon, which F.E.A.R. a fictional special forces team is called to contain. The player assumes the role of F.E.A.R.'s Point Man, who possesses superhuman reflexes and combats an army of cloned soldiers, and at the same time uncovers the secrets of a paranormal menace in the form of a little girl.

Game modes

Solo : Playing the campain of the game. You'll embody the scout of the F.E.A.R team.

Multiplayer :

-Deathmatch (DM): Conventional free for all.

-Team deathmatch (TDM): Deathmatch - one team versus another.

-Controle : The aim is to have the control on tree points as many times as possible.

-Capture The Flag (CTF): The goal is to collect the other team's flag and bring it back to your base.

Firing range : Close to medium. (depand if you handle one or two pistols at the same time)

Techniques : Good weapon to rush in multiplayer.

Sumak RPLSub-machine gun

Effectiveness : Good.

Firing range : Close to medium.

Techniques : N/A.

Volmer VK-12Combat shotgun 12g

Effectiveness : Good.

Firing range : Close.

Techniques : Deadly weapon at very close range, aim for the head.

HV PenetratorNail gun 10mm

Effectiveness : Excellent.

Firing range : Medium to fare.

Techniques : Not to be used in really close combat.

Rackow G2A2Assault rifle 5.56mm

Effectiveness : Excellent.

Firing range : Close to medium:

Techniques : N/A.

Baksha ASPRifle7.62mm

Effectiveness : Good.

Firing range : Fare.

Techniques : To be used for fare targets, recommanded to have a second weapon.

Andra MOD-3 MPMulti rocket launcher

Effectiveness : Good.

Firing range : Medium.

Techniques : N/A.

Obregon MP-50Repeating cannon 20mm

Effectiveness : Good.

Firing range : Medium to fare.

Techniques : Use it when someone is leaning.

Armacham Type-7Particle weapon

Effectiveness : Deadly.

Firing range : Close to fare.

Techniques : N/A.

Grenade N6A3Fragmentation grenade

Effectiveness : Excellent.

Firing range : Close.

Techniques: N/A.

M77 Remote bombRemote grenade

Effectiveness: Excellent.

Firing range : Close.

Techniques: Stick it to walls and ceilings, try to hide them.

AT-S Proximity mineProximity mine

Effectiveness : Good.

Firing range : Close.

Techniques: Try to hide them.

Items

Items

Description

Medical kit

Restore 50 health point. Note that you can bring 10 Medkits at the same time.

Armor

Armor comes in three varieties, Light, Medium, and Heavy (in solo). In multiplayer it's 35 armor points per armor, up to 100.

Health Booster

In solo mode, health booster will raise your health by five points up to 200. In multiplayer when you kill someone, a 50-point health booster will fall.

Reflex Booster

The reflex booster will increase the amount of time you can remain in Reflex mode by 2.5 seconds,

Game tweaks

Adjustment advices

Keep in mind that vsync (vertical synchronization) and resolution can dramatically decrease the game performances. Just try to play in 640x480 and you'll feel a big difference.

Custom resolution

To set a custom resolution you'll have to modify the settings.cfg file which is by default in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Monolith Productions\FEAR, well open the settings file and change lines "ScreenWidth" "960" and "ScreenHeight" "600" by your desired values.

Tips & tricks

Grenades : Don't throw a grenade if their is no enemy because you'll make useless noise. Throw grenades to kill or to make diversion, but don't forget that enemies will hear you.

Noiseless : The best way to be invisible is to handle Double pistol AT-14 or to go unarmed. But don't run, enemies will hear you.

Rush : The best weapon to make a rush is pistol AT-14 because it's light so you can run faster and the magazine is enough big for a rush. You won't have to reload for every kill or every double kill. Besides it have a good accuracy.

Medical kits : You should use them when you're firing, you'll have more chance to survive this way.

Cheats

During gameplay press the Chat key and enter the following codes:

Code

Effect

god

Invulnerability

Ammo

Stocks player with ammunition

Guns

Stocks player with all weapons

armor

Gives player full armor

Health

Restocks player's health

poltergeist

Ghost mode

gear

Increased health and boosted reflexes (as if picking up a health booster and reflex booster each time you enter it)

Best mods

Coop Warfare

Aimed to bring cooperation to F.E.A.R, this mode will allow you to play against AI enemies in cooperation. This mode also features new playable character models like Alice, Jin or the big fat computer scientist... And it's fully compatible with F.E.A.R Combat. Note that you're not playing the solo campaign in cooperation but a new campaign.